Coups Since 2000

The following table lists major military coups around the world from 2000 to the present. Countries with deposed political leaders include Honduras, Togo, Fiji, Thailand, Haiti, Mauritania, Venezuela, and more.

In a complicated turn of events, President Blaise Compaoré resigned and fled the country amid a popular uprising over his attempt to push a bill through parliament to allow him to serve another term. Gen. Honoré Nabéré Traoré claimed to be head of state and deployed troops into the streets. However, Lt. Col. Isaac Zida, the No. 2 figure in the presidential guard, resisted Traoré, and won the support of other commanders and became head of state.